I've come a long way I was a show on ice Dazzling and brittle But subject to the Sun And then one day I went little by little Back to the water The place where I'd come from And I went under Like stones tied in a sack And I got emptied And started my way back My name It's got your name on it My shame It's got your name on it My home It's got your name on it Everything I own And all my schemes drowned at the seams Have left me fine in my own skin I've come a long way Just to begin I've come a long way Under the cover of darkness Trusting a stranger A boatman at the shore The scourge of hope The ugly face of danger The keepers of the keys Had me down on my knees In front of the gilded doors And in a world where every ax was poised to grind To find my peace I only held up